Definitions for felid

felid fe·lid

Spelling: [fee-lid]
IPA: /ˈfi lɪd/

Felid is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 67 anagrams from letters in felid (defil).

Definitions for felid

noun

  1. any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.

Origin of felid

1890-95; New Latin Felidae; see Felis, -id2

Examples for felid

In this country the most formidable of the felid is the American panther or puma (Felis concolor).

His anatomical structure and general habits are those of the felid, but the fur is crisper.

In all the felid the opening of the eye changes most strikingly.

Many species of felid have bred in various menageries, although imported from various climates and closely confined.

Many writers at one time confounded these two felid, and even classified them with the Indian tiger.

Amongst mammals, we see it strikingly displayed in Bats, and in a lesser degree in the felid and Canid.

I have already referred to several of the parasites of the cat-tribe (felid), but some others require notice.

felid, animals of the cat kind, a family of Carnivora in which the predaceous instincts reach their highest development.

In one year the felid alone consumed beef, mutton, and horseflesh to the value of 1,367.

Word Value for felid
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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